China News Agency, Moscow, August 30. According to the Belarusian News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced on the 30th that the large-scale exercises held by the Belarusian armed forces in the western region have entered the stage of actual military exercises.
Belarusian Defense Minister Khlenin requested on the 20th to hold a large-scale integrated tactical exercise in the Grodno region of western Belarus. The exercise started on the 28th and ended on the 31st. The exercise was conducted under the command of Gurevic, commander of the Western Combat Command. Participating in the exercise were Belarusian mechanized units, tank units, airborne units, artillery units and engineering units, as well as UAV combat systems and electronic warfare combat personnel.
Gurevich revealed that the theme of the exercise is to practice defensive operations in the direction of Grodno. During the exercise, the air search assault team will cooperate with tanks and motorized troops to search for, encircle and eliminate opponents’ reconnaissance and sabotage teams and illegal armed organizations. . In addition, the participating troops will conduct defensive operations in two directions, and a tank battalion will conduct live fire.
According to TASS news agency, this is the second large-scale exercise recently conducted by Belarus in the Grodno region. Prior to this, Belarus had held a large-scale exercise in the Grodno region from August 17th to 20th.
Two recent exercises in the western region of Belarus are related to its domestic situation. On August 9th, Belarus held a presidential election, and the current President Lukashenko won the election with high votes. On the night of the election, many people in Belarus held rallies to protest the election process and results. Protest rallies are still being held in many places.
In response, Lukashenko said that the situation in Belarus has been politicized and the current chaos is planned and organized by the United States. Western countries must first cut off the connection between Grodno Region and Belarusian territory. The country is currently in danger, and it is forced to mobilize troops to the west. He emphasized that once Belarus encounters an external invasion, Belarus and Russia will use armed forces to jointly protect the western border of the country. (Finish)